Participants Will Need Support to Understand Lifetime Income Projections
Recordkeepers are bolstering education, projection modeling tools and tailored advice capabilities to support plan participants...
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Plan Sponsors Might Mitigate ERISA Lawsuits With Defensive Provisions
Sponsors can craft retirement plan document language to manage their exposure to claims for benefits...
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Could Retirement Plans Become Hard to Insure?
A 5-fold increase in plan lawsuits over just the past 2 years is making fiduciary insurers nervous, an expert says.
TDF Suite Questioned in ERISA Lawsuit Against Fluor Corp.
The suit also alleges plan fiduciaries allowed for excessive recordkeeping fees to be charged to participants.
OregonSaves Program Is Helping Boost Employees’ Retirement Savings
Academic research analyzed the auto-enrollment IRA program for private sector workers.
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EBSA Nominee Gomez’s Policy Priorities Unclear
President Joe Biden’s nominee for assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Lisa Gomez, has deep experience...
Detailed Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Northwestern University Ruling
Expert attorneys say the new ruling can be interpreted as ‘modestly expanding’ the precedents set by the Supreme Court in...
What Is a Look-Through Investment Vehicle?
Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
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USI Consulting Launches Retirement Readiness Tool
The Retirement Readiness Calculator Program is intended to bolster plan sponsors’ planning and retirement support resources.
Legislative Proposals Would Bolster Retirement Income Adequacy
An EBRI report finds five policy ideas and assumptions would likely slash retirement savings deficits.
Northwestern University Lawsuit Dismissal Reversed by Supreme Court
The new ruling states that Tibble v. Edison’s discussion of the continuing duty to monitor plan investments applies in the...
One Lawsuit Settled, Another Filed Over Plan Investments in Fidelity TDFs
Both lawsuits argue that the index suit of the target-date funds would have been a better option for plan participants.
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Mission Possible: Meeting the Needs of Retirees in the Public Sector
Interview with Lynne Ford, chief executive officer and president of MissionSquare Retirement
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How Lifetime Income Disclosures Impact Retirement
MetLife’s Roberta Rafaloff explains how retirement savings will look different to employees.
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PLANSPONSOR 2021 Plan Progress Series: Measuring the Success of Your DC Plan
Sponsored by American Century Investments For years, defined contribution (DC) plan success was measured by participation rates. Then savings rates were introduced as a metric. Most recently, measuring plan participant outcomes, or retirement...
Three Steps to New Growth for Retirement Plan Providers
FIS’ 2021 Readiness Report reveals the paths to new growth for retirement plan providers.
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Could Retirement Plans Become Hard to Insure?
A 5-fold increase in plan lawsuits over just the past 2 years...
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Various Ways to Receive IRS Aid
Sponsors can often get knowledgeable help by simply calling the agency or...
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Employers Should Stress ‘Savings,’ When Educating About HSAs
Most employees still need to learn the value of health savings accounts,...
2022 Innovation Issue | Annuities
Annuities Still Misunderstood
In today’s low interest rate environment, these vehicles are gaining traction.
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In Need of a (New) Plan
Sponsor used the Voluntary Corrections Program to change plan types.
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